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Kevin Kobel

Kevin Richard Kobel

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 2, 1953 in Buffalo, NY
High School: St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY)
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 10th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1973
Teams (by GP): Mets/Brewers 1973-1980

Final Game: June 7, 1980
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:33AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1973 19 MIL AL 0 1 .000 8.64 2 1 1 0 0 0 8.1 9 8 8 2 8 0 4 0 0 1 41 45 2.040 9.7 2.2 8.6 4.3 0.50
1974 20 MIL AL 6 14 .300 3.99 34 24 3 3 2 0 169.1 166 84 75 16 54 1 74 2 0 3 712 90 1.299 8.8 0.9 2.9 3.9 1.37
1976 22 MIL AL 0 1 .000 11.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 22 34 2.250 13.5 6.8 6.8 2.3 0.33
1978 24 NYM NL 5 6 .455 2.91 32 11 12 1 0 0 108.1 95 42 35 9 30 9 51 2 0 1 442 120 1.154 7.9 0.7 2.5 4.2 1.70
1979 25 NYM NL 6 8 .429 3.51 30 27 1 1 1 0 161.2 169 74 63 14 46 4 67 3 2 2 683 104 1.330 9.4 0.8 2.6 3.7 1.46
1980 26 NYM NL 1 4 .200 7.03 14 1 3 0 0 0 24.1 36 21 19 5 11 3 8 0 0 0 114 51 1.932 13.3 1.8 4.1 3.0 0.73
6 Seasons 18 34 .346 3.88 115 64 22 5 3 0 476.0 481 234 205 49 152 18 205 8 2 7 2014 93 1.330 9.1 0.9 2.9 3.9 1.35
162 Game Avg. 7 13 .346 3.88 44 24 8 2 1 0 181 183 89 78 19 58 7 78 3 1 3 765 93 1.330 9.1 0.9 2.9 3.9 1.35
NYM (3 yrs) 12 18 .400 3.58 76 39 16 2 1 0 294.1 300 137 117 28 87 16 126 5 2 3 1239 100 1.315 9.2 0.9 2.7 3.9 1.45
MIL (3 yrs) 6 16 .273 4.36 39 25 6 3 2 0 181.2 181 97 88 21 65 2 79 3 0 4 775 83 1.354 9.0 1.0 3.2 3.9 1.22
NL (3 yrs) NL 12 18 .400 3.58 76 39 16 2 1 0 294.1 300 137 117 28 87 16 126 5 2 3 1239 100 1.315 9.2 0.9 2.7 3.9 1.45
AL (3 yrs) AL 6 16 .273 4.36 39 25 6 3 2 0 181.2 181 97 88 21 65 2 79 3 0 4 775 83 1.354 9.0 1.0 3.2 3.9 1.22

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1973 19 MIL AL 8.1 1 8 5 0 .8 -3 -0.3 $
1974 20 MIL AL 169.1 24 84 90 2 1.0 6 0.6 $
1976 22 MIL AL 4.0 0 5 2 0 1.6 -3 -0.4 $
1978 24 NYM NL 108.1 11 42 57 -1 .9 15 1.4 $
1979 25 NYM NL 161.2 27 74 92 -4 1.1 18 2.0 $
1980 26 NYM NL 24.1 1 21 14 -1 .9 -7 -0.9 $
6 Seasons 476.0 64 234 260 -4 1.0 26 2.4 $
NYM (3 yrs) 294.1 39 137 163 -6 1.0 26 2.5 $
MIL (3 yrs) 181.2 25 97 97 2 1.0 0 -0.1 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1973 19 MIL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 20 MIL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 22 MIL AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1978 24 NYM NL 32 30 25 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .160 .192 .200 .392 12 5 0 0 4 0 0 1
1979 25 NYM NL 30 55 46 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .196 .196 .217 .413 15 10 1 0 9 0 0 1
1980 26 NYM NL 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 115 87 73 4 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 26 .178 .189 .205 .395 11 15 1 0 13 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 123 103 6 18 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 37 .178 .189 .205 .395 11 21 1 0 18 0 0
NYM (3 yrs) 76 87 73 4 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 26 .178 .189 .205 .395 11 15 1 0 13 0 0
MIL (3 yrs) 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 76 87 73 4 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 26 .178 .189 .205 .395 11 15 1 0 13 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1978 24 NYM NL 30 -3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
1979 25 NYM NL 55 -5 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1980 26 NYM NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
3 Seasons 87 -9 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1973 MIL AL 19 P 2 1 0 8.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08 0.50 .950 1.84 1.85 1 1 50% 1
1974 MIL AL 20 P 34 24 3 169.1 37 8 29 0 3 1.000 1.97 1.09 .947 1.81 1.80 8 7 47% 5
1976 MIL AL 22 P 3 0 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 .950 1.80 1.87 0 0 0
1978 NYM NL 24 P 32 11 1 108.1 22 4 16 2 1 .909 1.66 0.63 .951 1.91 1.89 12 3 20% 1
1979 NYM NL 25 P 30 27 1 161.2 42 13 26 3 2 .929 2.17 1.30 .951 1.80 1.80 20 9 31% 4
1980 NYM NL 26 P 14 1 0 24.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.48 0.29 .952 1.92 1.91 3 1 25% 0
6 Seasons P 115 64 5 476.0 107 25 77 5 6 .953 1.93 0.89 .950 1.83 1.84 44 21 32% 11
6 Seasons TOT 115 64 5 476.0 107 25 77 5 6 .953 1.93 0.89 .950 1.83 1.84 44 21 32% 11
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1974 AL  1.000 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1973 AL  born 1953-10-02 (2nd)
1974 AL  born 1953-10-02 (8th)

                           

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